Cannabis sativa - Weed plant

Description and Uses

Cannabis sativa (Weed plant) is a tropical plant from North West India . It is mainly grown for its psychedelic crops , which have a medium shelf life. The crop is harvested by hand picking. It starts flowering after 0 - 1 years. The yield will be {missing data}, but in its top season there will be a yield of {missing data}. Other crop types include; oil, bio-mass, cosmetics, fibres, medicinal, psychedelic, The {missing data} is used as inedible . The flower is used as " tuberculose remedy, anti-biotica, " with Chlorogenic acid (1% - 15%) as its significant phytochemical. There is THC-oil extracted by steam distillation from the plant's flower yielding 4% - 15% oil. The plant's wood is called hempfibre-board and has a density of 580 - 600 kg/m³. Regarding firewood production the plant's growing speed is very fast, it's energetic value is 4200 ckal/kg and the wood's drying speed is slow. After 1 years the plant can be totally removed as it reached its commercial and ecological goal. Cannabis sativa has a lifespan of 1 years.

Environmental limitations

The plant is 3 meters tall with a crown of 1 meters wide. The plant prefers a planting distance of 50 cm and a row distance of 50 cm. It is very fast growing and intolerant to shade. Cannabis sativa has a shallow root-system and it has symbiotic associations with the Glomus intraradices fungi (endo-mycorrhiza). It is able to fix nitrogen moderately with "any bacteria. The name(s) or string of bacteria include(s) "Sinorhizobium americanum ". The plant's flower-morphology is dioecious and is pollinated by {missing data}. Cannabis sativa is evergreen and a bit allelopathic and has no thorns.

Cannabis sativa thrives in an altitude of 0 to 1900 meters above sea-level (tropical). The minimum temperature is 4°C; optimally between 18 - 30°C. The optimal rainfall is 1650 mm/year. Without irrigation the annual rainfall should be between 400 - 2500mm (L/m²). The optimal soil-pH is between 6.0 - 7.0 in a soil texture of loam. To salt it is intolerant to wind a bit tolerant and to fire intolerant.

Pests and Diseases

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Seed Propagation

Seeds are orthodox and can be stored for 30 months. There are approximative 0 seeds/kg. The seeds can be propagated as followed:

• (1) Store harvested seeds dry at room temperature
• (3) Remove the seeds from cold to a permanent warm temperature.
• (3) Seeds germinate above ground (epigeous)